Tag: Peer
Conservative peer Michelle Mone to take leave of absence from Lords
Baroness Mone has been linked to PPE Medpro, which won government Covid contracts.
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Lib Dem peer Lord Jones of Cheltenham dies aged 74
The peer was attacked by a constituent in 2000 in an incident that claimed the life of Andrew Pennington.
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Further BTC mining consolidation as Crusoe acquires peer mining firm
Crusoe Energy Systems has just acquired the operating assets of Great American Mining, a sign that further c [...]
B2B Payments Startup Paystand Acquires Mexican Peer Yaydoo
While the companies will operate independently, there is hope for cross-selling opportunities.
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Homes for Ukraine: Visa silence unwelcoming, Cardiff peer says
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff has been trying for three weeks to open her home to a family of refugees.
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Labour peer Lord Pendry faces parliamentary suspension
The former minister is accused of bullying a member of the security staff.
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Ban cyclists and e-scooter riders using phones, Tory peer urges
To illustrate her point, she said she had recently been walking to the Houses of Parliament and as she was crossing the road, she suddenly became awar [...]
Lord Young: Peer accused of sleeping during debate demands apology
Lord Young says he was "discourteously dismissed" by a Tory government whip during a debate.
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Lord Ahmed: Ex-Labour peer jailed for child sex offences
Lord Ahmed of Rotherham is jailed for five years and six months for sexually abusing two children.
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Lord Ahmed: Victim calls for peer to lose title
A man abused as a boy by Lord Ahmed says there would be "no justice" if he retains his peerage.
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Lord Ahmed: Former peer guilty of trying to rape girl
Lord Ahmed of Rotherham is also convicted of a serious sexual assault on a young boy in the 1970s.
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Labour peer Lord Bill McKenzie dies, aged 74
Lord McKenzie of Luton has been described as "one of the town’s most ardent servants".
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Peer reads statement from ex- MP Frank Field who is dying
Lord Field says if he could have participated in the debate on assisted dying, he would have spoken strongly in favour of it
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Ex-Labour MP Frank Field is dying, peer reveals
A statement from the veteran politician was read out in the Lords, backing a new assisted dying bill.
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Sarah Everard: Labour peer to demand fuller Met inquiry
In her amendment, the Labour peer wants an inquiry under the Inquiries Act 2005 - making it statutory - to start within one month of the policing b [...]